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Preface

The first social insurance program in Taiwan– labor insurance – began in 1950. Since
its implementation, the statutes governing the labor insurance system have undergone
revisions several times in response to social changes and economic development. These
amendments have expanded the range of insurance beneficiaries, gradually increased
different types of benefits, progressively lowered requirements of benefits payment and
brought about greater protection for laborers’ work and lives. Labor insurance lifted the
curtain on our country’s social insurance system. As various social security systems were
promoted, the delegated businesses operated by the Bureau of Labor Insurance, Ministry
of Labor have increased and diversified. The Bureau of Labor Insurance, Ministry of
Labor’s organization has thus been increasingly growing in size, providing protection and
services for laborers.

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